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raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. >> and of course republicans tried to trick americans into believing the debt ceiling was a blank check or magic credit card for the president to go spend whatever he wanted to spend. of course, the united states constitution gives the power to tax and spend to the congress, and the congress alone. our current deficit is the result of money congress has already borrowed. president obama explained to the american people today how republicans in congress are trying to avoid doing their actual jobs. >> these are bills that have already been racked up. and we need to pay them. so while i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, america cannot afford another debate with this congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up. >> if the american people do not catch on to the severity of all of this, of defaulting on our debts, the cou
raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. >> and of course republicans tried to trick americans into believing the debt ceiling was a blank check or magic credit card for the president to go spend whatever he wanted to spend. of course, the united states constitution gives the power to tax and spend to the congress, and the congress alone. our current deficit is the result of money...
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but they want it separated from debt ceiling. >> let's talk about this debt ceiling thing, howard. do you think the press objectively can report the way the president tried to sell it, which is if this government can't pay its debts, refuses to pay it because of the debt ceiling, is that the republican decision or is it going to be played, conflict in washington, gridlock, both parties to blame? >> well, the president said in the press conference i think people will blame all of washington, but he didn't mean it. and he doesn't believe it. he thinks, and i think rightly thinks, that the political onus will be on the republicans. the president said we aren't a deadbeat nation, which is one of many great quotes in that press conference. >> i like that word, deadbeat. >> we aren't a deadbeat nation, and he said the republicans will turn us into a deadbeat nation if they do what they're threatening -- >> if somebody else objects to the question, if there's a different answer, i'll accept it. did the democrats ever play the game of not paying the bills of the united states government as
but they want it separated from debt ceiling. >> let's talk about this debt ceiling thing, howard. do you think the press objectively can report the way the president tried to sell it, which is if this government can't pay its debts, refuses to pay it because of the debt ceiling, is that the republican decision or is it going to be played, conflict in washington, gridlock, both parties to blame? >> well, the president said in the press conference i think people will blame all of...
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president obama warned republicans about taking the debt ceiling hostage. it looks like they heard the message. >> the financial well-being of the american people is not leverage to be used. the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is running short. >> republicans made their choice today during a gop retreat in williamsburg, virginia. house majority leader eric cap tore reportedly announced plans to pass a bill extending the debt limit for an additional three months. it's the clearest signs yet republicans have no intention of ever defaulting on the country's debt. in a statement the white house responding, saying, we are encouraged. there are signs congressional republicans may back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage to extract drastic cuts in medicare, education and programs middle class families depend on. the temporary nature of the increase is somewhat troubling. a white house official told nbc news it's a terrible way to run the country. but the aid
president obama warned republicans about taking the debt ceiling hostage. it looks like they heard the message. >> the financial well-being of the american people is not leverage to be used. the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is running short. >> republicans made their choice today during a gop retreat in williamsburg, virginia. house majority leader eric cap tore reportedly announced plans...
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ceiling. >> now the other imposition is called the debt ceiling. something most americans had not heard of before two years ago. so i want to be clear about this. the debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. >> and of course republicans tried to trick americans into believing the debt ceiling was a blank check or magic credit card for the president to go spend whatever he wanted to spend. of course, the united states constitution gives the power to spend to congress. the result is the money congress has already borrowed. president obama explained to the american people in congress how they're trying to do their actual jobs. >> these are bills that are racked up. and we need to pay them. so while i'm we'illing to find compromise on how to pay our debts, americans should not be stopped from paying the bills we racked up. >> the country will be in a dire situation. president obama knows
ceiling. >> now the other imposition is called the debt ceiling. something most americans had not heard of before two years ago. so i want to be clear about this. the debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. >> and of course republicans tried to trick americans into believing the debt ceiling was a blank check or...
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he's not negotiating over the debt ceiling. michael, is this more of what we're going to hear from him today? is he going to lay the groundwork for the battle ahead? >> i think so. to some degree i think what's happening is a game of chicken unfortunately. i know the financial markets hate it. and it kind of turns your stomach a little bit. but obama has said we're absolutely not negotiating over the weekend a significant event when the treasury department ruled out this kind of fantastical sounding option of minting a trillion dollar platinum coin. so they've closed yet another door, and he's essentially said, you know, i'm just not playing ball. i read that politico story today as very interesting. it could be john boehner's camp saying we can't control the far right wing. it could also be a little bit of a bluff. it may be that boehner really feels that way or maybe he wants the white house the think he feels that way and it could be, again, part of this grand game of chicken. everyone is positioning right now. that's what's
he's not negotiating over the debt ceiling. michael, is this more of what we're going to hear from him today? is he going to lay the groundwork for the battle ahead? >> i think so. to some degree i think what's happening is a game of chicken unfortunately. i know the financial markets hate it. and it kind of turns your stomach a little bit. but obama has said we're absolutely not negotiating over the weekend a significant event when the treasury department ruled out this kind of...
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you will say okay, we're going to litigate this fight on the big kahuna, which is the debt ceiling. the thing that is more distressing, the outcome of holding the full faith and credit of the united states hostage for political negotiations is one thing. it's about the psychology of the house caucus and what we have seen so far is is a lot of promising about debt ceiling. republicans have been promised a delay on obama care, a tax code overhaul, approving a grab bag of republican wish list goodies and they have been promised this on negotiations over the debt ceiling. if they don't get that, what happens? >> the plan is to try to get a bill out this week that includes all of those goodies and they feel pretty confident that they can use it pretty successfully because they don't believe that the white house and the democrats and senate have the votes to pass a clean bill. so they're going to do it. they are hopeful. they feel like that's the best leverage that they have and that they can maybe get some goodyie. >> as far as the sense of doom and gloom, as the cr is dealt with, the de
you will say okay, we're going to litigate this fight on the big kahuna, which is the debt ceiling. the thing that is more distressing, the outcome of holding the full faith and credit of the united states hostage for political negotiations is one thing. it's about the psychology of the house caucus and what we have seen so far is is a lot of promising about debt ceiling. republicans have been promised a delay on obama care, a tax code overhaul, approving a grab bag of republican wish list...
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this is just the latest example of republican misinformation on the debt ceiling. mitch mcconnell was wrong when he claimed president obama wanted to raise the debt ceiling so he could spend more money. john cornyn was wrong when he said shutting down the government over the debt ceiling would be good for the country. and now neil cavuto's graphic is joining the club in the fraternal order. it's important to remember any information from republicans on the debt ceiling must be taken with a serious grain of salt. tonight in our survey, i asked you, will the obama administration get gun legislation passed? 84% of you say yes. 16% of you say no. >>> coming up, big hits in the national football league are bringing the issue of brain disease cte front and center when it comes to the big discussion on health in the league. i'll talk to the co-director of the leading cte research facility in the country. stay with us. that's next. i didn't think it was anything. i had pain in my abdomen... it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause.
this is just the latest example of republican misinformation on the debt ceiling. mitch mcconnell was wrong when he claimed president obama wanted to raise the debt ceiling so he could spend more money. john cornyn was wrong when he said shutting down the government over the debt ceiling would be good for the country. and now neil cavuto's graphic is joining the club in the fraternal order. it's important to remember any information from republicans on the debt ceiling must be taken with a...
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. >> i want to pick your brain on the debt ceiling. speaker bainer said the feeling about the debt ceiling. >> white house officials that we've spoken to on background say the president will not negotiate on the debt ceiling again, period. >> i can say this, sun's not going to come up tomorrow, but guess what, it is. so the president can say i'm not going to negotiate on the debt limit. get over it. >> so simply put, does the president need to, quote, get over it? >> well, he has to negotiate with the speaker because this is a system which has two major elements. the president and the house of representatives. they're the two parties. so it's basically the president theoretically controls that body. it's a divided government. obviously, there has to be some negotiation here. the debt ceiling discussion is a great opportunity to move forward on some initiatives the president has suggested which are good in the area of budget control. changing the way we calculate cpi. he's put that proposal on the table. it's very positive. he ought to
. >> i want to pick your brain on the debt ceiling. speaker bainer said the feeling about the debt ceiling. >> white house officials that we've spoken to on background say the president will not negotiate on the debt ceiling again, period. >> i can say this, sun's not going to come up tomorrow, but guess what, it is. so the president can say i'm not going to negotiate on the debt limit. get over it. >> so simply put, does the president need to, quote, get over it?...
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the debt ceiling is where the rubber meets the road. jack lew says earlier in october they run out of cash. it's a cash flow problem. if things are attached to that debt ceiling and we start looking at another downgrading of the u.s. economy, that's really serious stuff. that's your 401(k). >> that's stuff that doesn't get reversed even if retroactively fixed. when we had a credit downgrade as a nation, minor and controversial one, that's something that has consequences in a way that takes years, maybe decades to grow out of. you look back at the way ronald reagan invade in the '80s against messing with the debt ceiling. really messing with it? just taking reagan's arguments alone about the harm to the nation ought to be convincing to anybody on any part of the political spectrum as long as you love this country and as long as you don't want to wantonly inflict harm that's very hard to grow out of. the shutdown thing, i believe that's going to happen. i realize that's not aiousally held view. i think the shutdown will happen and when we
the debt ceiling is where the rubber meets the road. jack lew says earlier in october they run out of cash. it's a cash flow problem. if things are attached to that debt ceiling and we start looking at another downgrading of the u.s. economy, that's really serious stuff. that's your 401(k). >> that's stuff that doesn't get reversed even if retroactively fixed. when we had a credit downgrade as a nation, minor and controversial one, that's something that has consequences in a way that...
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once again finds itself locking horns with republicans over the issue of raising the debt ceiling. the amount of money the nation is legally allowed to borrow. >> oh, yeah. when it comes to raising the debt ceiling, the president is having a hard time getting it up. >> brian williams does such a good job slow jamming. that's going to wrap things up for me today. i'm going to see you tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. eastern. joining us richard bloomen thaul and debbie wasserman schultz and david ciciline and mayor greg stanton of phoenix. you should have seen the way it was spelled in my prompter. you should have seen it, alex. you can't. you know? they try to make things easier for me, and then i just mess it up. now with alex wagner coming up next. don't go anywhere. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle.
once again finds itself locking horns with republicans over the issue of raising the debt ceiling. the amount of money the nation is legally allowed to borrow. >> oh, yeah. when it comes to raising the debt ceiling, the president is having a hard time getting it up. >> brian williams does such a good job slow jamming. that's going to wrap things up for me today. i'm going to see you tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. eastern. joining us richard bloomen thaul and debbie wasserman schultz and david...
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the terrible economy, coming out of the debt ceiling crisis. reshaping how people viewed mitt romney and the republican party outspending them. on top of that the infighting. then you start to see just what a challenge and what an actual drama it was. to me that was a real eye-opener. >> the president, speaking of today, then we'll work backwards, how did he get to the point where now we have a tinge resolution fight, a debt ceiling fight all wrapped up in the affordable care act, very little support for that, very little support for congress but the tea party, those 19 republicans who voted against cloture are bedevilling him on the hill and in the house. >> we have to be careful when we say no support. health care opinions have been fixed for a long time in spite of all this messaging from the white house and the other side. you have people who think it's not enough, a lot of people who don't understand it. some people who think it's some sort of socialist plot. what's interesting seeing the president yesterday, in a campaign-style setting, h
the terrible economy, coming out of the debt ceiling crisis. reshaping how people viewed mitt romney and the republican party outspending them. on top of that the infighting. then you start to see just what a challenge and what an actual drama it was. to me that was a real eye-opener. >> the president, speaking of today, then we'll work backwards, how did he get to the point where now we have a tinge resolution fight, a debt ceiling fight all wrapped up in the affordable care act, very...
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lew would take over on the eve of another debt ceiling battle. in round one during the summer of 2011, boehner's top staffer called lew's debt ceiling negotiations disrespectful and dismissive. according to david plouffe, that is because jack knows the numbers and republicans couldn't pull a fast one. two names are being floated to replace lew, dennis mcdonagh, currently his deputy national security adviser and ron klain. but the latest cabinet nomination is, surprise, creating consternation among who else, congressional republicans. after calling chuck hagen an in-your-face nomination outside of the mainstream, the pugnacious gop has already made known its displeasure with jack lew, calling his nomination controversial, a mistake, and worst of all, irritating. according to senator mike johanns of nebraska, i just think there are economic policies in this administration that haven't been well received and jack lew is in the middle of that. you heard that correctly, america, president obama intends to name a treasury secretary who agrees with his
lew would take over on the eve of another debt ceiling battle. in round one during the summer of 2011, boehner's top staffer called lew's debt ceiling negotiations disrespectful and dismissive. according to david plouffe, that is because jack knows the numbers and republicans couldn't pull a fast one. two names are being floated to replace lew, dennis mcdonagh, currently his deputy national security adviser and ron klain. but the latest cabinet nomination is, surprise, creating consternation...
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rather than raise the debt ceiling, the bill temporarily suspends it. meaning a vote will be held at some future point to determine whether to pay off the debt retroactively. secondly, this is a larger scheme to move the battle over the deficit and spending to a place where the republicans feel they have more leverage. the gop hashed plans for a republican revolution. politico report s speaker john boehner, using paul ryan as his salesman, urged his members to make their stand on the budget and sequesters. jake sherman writes, in roughly 48 hours, the republicans went from defense to offense and retreated to the debt ceiling must be matched by spending cuts. it was the swiftest and most drastic position switch in boehner's speakership. it was not lost on kevin mccarthy who said, "what they'll say after that vote, this is the day of the comeback." maybe if comeback also conotes fractious and uncertain strategy. with no democratic support, the way could go the way of boehner's plan b if just seven republicans break rank. and they still have to contend wit
rather than raise the debt ceiling, the bill temporarily suspends it. meaning a vote will be held at some future point to determine whether to pay off the debt retroactively. secondly, this is a larger scheme to move the battle over the deficit and spending to a place where the republicans feel they have more leverage. the gop hashed plans for a republican revolution. politico report s speaker john boehner, using paul ryan as his salesman, urged his members to make their stand on the budget and...
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on the debt ceiling is in 2011 the debt ceiling number uh was in one direction. after the president addressing the nation and all that it got to about even. he was able to convince at least half the country you had to raise the debt ceiling. it takes time. >> they have three weeks. they don't have the timeline again. they have until october 17. >> that's why there won't be a shutdown. boehner knows if he wants the to play games with the debt ceiling, if he wants to play with the shutdown, he can't. one or the other. >> i think the shutdown gets taken care of. >> it's a complete mistake. >> by the way, the same thing happens with the shutdowns they voted against -- i mean , i voted against raising the debt ceiling. everybody said, uh i'm with you. then all these people from wall street said, you know, this will cripple our business and everybody folds the last day. >> they suck it out of your 401(k) the next day and then you fold. >> thank you. >> they always fold the last day. >> julianna, thank you so much. chuck and ezra stay with us. up next, nick clegg joins
on the debt ceiling is in 2011 the debt ceiling number uh was in one direction. after the president addressing the nation and all that it got to about even. he was able to convince at least half the country you had to raise the debt ceiling. it takes time. >> they have three weeks. they don't have the timeline again. they have until october 17. >> that's why there won't be a shutdown. boehner knows if he wants the to play games with the debt ceiling, if he wants to play with the...
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i'm not going to give house republicans anything for raising the debt ceiling. it's on them. if they want to take the heat for veterans benefits and social security benefits not getting to people, what game of chicken are we playing here? >> really high stakes game of chicken is what we're playing here. i had the occasion of going back and reading actually the president's first news conference after he became president, and he is talking then about his overtures to republicans and how he hopes he can create habits of good behavior. well, it's been four long years, and that was about the feistiest press conference spurred by nothing other than he just really wanted to send this signal once again. his message was i'm not backing down, and he is getting the message back from republicans that they aren't either. i think we're going to be asking ourselves which side is going to blink for the next several weeks. i don't know that -- i don't feel confident that i know the answer to that question. >> ruth marcus, thank you very much. kristen welker thank you, from the white house. >>
i'm not going to give house republicans anything for raising the debt ceiling. it's on them. if they want to take the heat for veterans benefits and social security benefits not getting to people, what game of chicken are we playing here? >> really high stakes game of chicken is what we're playing here. i had the occasion of going back and reading actually the president's first news conference after he became president, and he is talking then about his overtures to republicans and how he...
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i think they're looking ahead to the debt ceiling fight as the real showdown. that will come a few weeks later. that could have tremendously catastrophic results. if you recall back in 2011, the hit that took to the economy and consumer confidence, that could be much more damaging than any worries over a shutdown. >> okay. sheera, you want to throw out a number? >> i agree with andy. i think under five certainly. probably around three. republican leaders to not want a fight over a government shutdown. it's bad politics. it's bad messaging. they'd much rather very a show down over the debt ceiling. >> okay. andy sullivan and mrs. center, thank you very much. have a good one. >>> how smart phones have made the problem of cyber bullying harder to fight. we're going to tell you about a case in florida that ended tragically after the mother did everything she could to protect her 12-year-old daughter. >>> and we're going to take you back to colorado. check it out right now. no relief from the rains there. we'll have another live report ahead. my asthma's under contr
i think they're looking ahead to the debt ceiling fight as the real showdown. that will come a few weeks later. that could have tremendously catastrophic results. if you recall back in 2011, the hit that took to the economy and consumer confidence, that could be much more damaging than any worries over a shutdown. >> okay. sheera, you want to throw out a number? >> i agree with andy. i think under five certainly. probably around three. republican leaders to not want a fight over a...
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look at the next big debt ceiling showdown. when he says i'm not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling what republican would believe that? >> doubt he should have vetoed it? >> i do. >> not as a pure political battle. i think revo it and say if we want to fix the sequester we can but not for special interests that have a big bobbying. >> the final point where is his juice, he is not running for office any more. to me that is the ultimate liberty ritaor and to me why no excuse. the game is yet to be played out but such an advantage. he does not have to woo voters any more. >> david gregory, thank you. what is coming up on "meet the press"? >> we are going to talk about homeland security. is this more of the plot that emerges out of boston, could more have been done to prevent it? how to keep america safe and we will debate the president at a hundred days. >> great. josh green, thank you as well. eugene, stay with us, if you can. >>> still ahead, the creator of the doonesbury comic strip team up to produce a pilot starring john
look at the next big debt ceiling showdown. when he says i'm not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling what republican would believe that? >> doubt he should have vetoed it? >> i do. >> not as a pure political battle. i think revo it and say if we want to fix the sequester we can but not for special interests that have a big bobbying. >> the final point where is his juice, he is not running for office any more. to me that is the ultimate liberty ritaor and to me why no...
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they have three flash points coming up, continuing resolution, sequestration, and the debt ceiling. and i think they're going to approach those in a very smart way. and i'm excited about what's ahead of us. i think reince priebus is part of the solution. i think he's done a good job. i'm going to support him, but i'm going to support him because i think he's for what's going to make our party stronger and better. and i don't want to be disrespectful, but i'm for joe biden in 2016. i know this is a no anti-joe zone, but i think from a republican standpoint, the best chance we would have against joe biden more so than hillary clinton. >> as they say, be careful what you wish for. get your act together at home ferris. >> cokie roberts, thank you so much, joe nasef, thank you as well. david ignatius, do you want to stick around? >> yeah. >>> up next, we have some of the other big headlines from the morning papers. keep it right here on "morning joe." i'm jessica simpson. and this year is all about new beginnings for me. i lost over 50 lbs on weight watchers and did not have to be perfec
they have three flash points coming up, continuing resolution, sequestration, and the debt ceiling. and i think they're going to approach those in a very smart way. and i'm excited about what's ahead of us. i think reince priebus is part of the solution. i think he's done a good job. i'm going to support him, but i'm going to support him because i think he's for what's going to make our party stronger and better. and i don't want to be disrespectful, but i'm for joe biden in 2016. i know this...